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Alright, I’m having the following problem:If I copy a colored object, say, a simple square, that has a color value of #30b1f2, this WILL change to #30b0f2 when pasting the square in Indesign.When I copy from Indesign to Illustrator, no changes take place. It’s only when copying from Illustrator to Indesign.  The following settings are the same in both documents:– identical color space for flattening transparencies: RGB (even though no transparencies exist)– identical sRGB as working profile (no CMYK elements whatsoever exist in my Indesign document)– identical color conversion settings: absolute colorimetric RI, no black point conversion (even though this probably should not matter when it comes to simple colord vectors)As I need to copy a large amount of colors, it is not feasible for me to double-check everything. The difference that occurs in the example I’ve given is not even visible—yet, the colors do absolutely have to be the intended values and not randomly different by a d

If anyone is interested in a Javascipt version of my InDesign to Photoshop Layers AppleScript, I’ve converted it to JS via BridgeTalk and the current version is here:   https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fgl2b67v7iuyu701twgc9/h?rlkey=gygixac74tr4mp9l87oa2l1a9&dl=0     Click the Download link, save to your InDesign Scripts folder, where you can run it from the Scripts panel. I also included a layered test ID file.   I have tested on OSX High Sierra with CC2020, and it seems to work fine, but would welcome feedback if there are any problems.   The original forum thread from 2015:   https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/how-to-export-indesign-layers-to-photoshop-layers-same-structure/m-p/1983283?page=2#M2790   https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/5aa6cfc2-d1bf-47e1-6b6b-70aec58f38b5 https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/5aa6cfc2-d1bf-47e1-6b6b-70aec58f38b5    

I would like to know if there is some way to automate the layout process of a magazine? I have an 84 page book with multiple ads on each page (over 175 ads per magazine). Currently each ad's indesign file is "placed" on its corresponding page manually. Is there a script (or some other feature) that would allow me to automate this? I assume there would have to be some sort of file naming protocol (and maybe a corresponding excel sheet) that would determine where each ad is meant to go. Any ideas or more efficient  solution would be greatly appreciated.

Hello. My instructional book is being translated into Chinese, and the translator has all of the formatted text. I'm not concerned about pirating from the text, because this book would require having its 1,000 plus images in order to make it worth pirating.The book is technical and difficult to understand without the images, which means that the translator will better understand what she is translating if I share a stripped down version of the book with images flowing within the text.  So I'm trying to figure out solutions to protect a pdf that I share with her. Watermarking looks pretty easy to remove. Password protection doesn't sound to be worthwhile either.One thought I had was to alter the export settings to make the images low quality and require effort to see them.  Any other ideas? Thanks!

Hello, I am seeking help as I try to get the total ink coverage of a document below 240%.  I have viewed the document using color separation in inDesign to determine where there it is over ink by 241%. I have opened the art assets in Photoshop, and used Convert to Profile to create a custom CYMK profile that is set to 235% total ink. Then set mode to RGB and back to CYMK to apply the profile. All my art is either .psd, .tiff, or .jpg (I believe they all can embed color profiles). Upon updating that art in inDesign, the art still appears over ink. I have inDesign set to preserve embedded color profiles. I can't see to get the total ink changes in Photoshop to be reflected in inDesign. Any tips? Thank you!

Hello,I need my first footnote on the first page of each section to be an asterisk rather than "1". After the first one, the footnotes need to continue normally (1,2,3...)Is this possible?

Hello guys,I`m trying to make sure that the main text that contains the definition has the same width and coordinates (x and y) in all pages, but i feel like doing it manual might take a long and painful time, so i was wondering the following: ¿Is there a script or plug-in where i can fit all the content of the text in the parameters of all pages? 

Hi all. I have a curious one here where my before + after spacing options are suddenly not working. They were working fine earlier today and I haven't updated or done anything out of the ordinary, but those options are mysteriously greyed out now. I can't insert the cursor into any of these. I've restarted and tried a brand new document. Not too keen to replace settings yet as I lose all my shortcuts every time. 😄Any thoughts?   

When I create a documentin indesign and then export as an interacvrive PDF, the colours, when the file is opened in photoshop don't match. The example is this:Background colour is #d6002a. Colour profile is set as sRGB IEC61966-2.1, Conversion Options as Adobe (AVE) and intent as Absolute Colouremtric. When I open the file in Photoshop from the PDF the #d6002a has now changed to #f90027 I checked my profiles and everything matches. When I export the file as a PDF normally, but with settings set for web, the colours match exactly. The lack of ability to choose any colour settings when exporting as an interactive PDF is quite irritating when I know the colours are right, but the export process is obvioulsy changing something. Anyone have any ideas as to how to solve this, because it's driving me mad.

This is really a font issues of some sort, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen this behavior in InDesign to help me get closer to finding a solution. We're updating a font we created to the newest version of the font editing software. When generating the OTF file from the newest version of editing software every thing almost perfect, except that InDesign isn't applying kern pairs between two characters that have different languages. The oddest thing is that when you click between the two characters InDesign shows the correct kern value in the button bar 😐 it just doesn't visually apply it. This does not happen with the font generated from the older version of the font editing software. Has anyone else seen this behavior in InDedsign? Where it shows a kern value between to characters but doesn't actually implement it? Thanks for reading!Ken

Edit to add it must be something to do with the page or on the page, because I shifted all the text to the next page and there was no gap or split and the gap is in the same place on that left page regardless of where the text is. I'm thinking it must be a bug, I deleted the pages so everything moved to the next spread and it's fine! Hi everyone, I have a really weird one I'm hoping someone can figure out for me! I have this page set up, the text in the right column is all the same paragraph, there are no returns or any other spaces of any kind other than a normal space between words, but there is a 2 line gap which I can't figure out. You can see the hidden characters are just normal spaces in the 2nd screenshot. The gap is there if I add or remove text (3rd screenshot) which led me to think it was a stray box with a wrap, but I've unlocked all on the spread and then selected all and as you can see there is no box aside from the red one I've drawn around the area in que

i wonder how to Caption a table in indesign. i have seen no way of doing this. Help please.

Hi has anyone used this short cut key to add multiple words for indexing in InDesign? Shift+Alt+Ctrl+[This only adds the single page the word is selected from only. Is there a shortcut which is stronger? Is there a shortcut to add all selected ?

I have sent out the share for review link to clients for feedback etc. However after making all the changes and letting clients know that they are all completed for final review, none of the changes have been updated. No errors or missing links in preflight and the update status says updated 'x' hours ago.

Hi,There is a problem with the swatches window in InDesign (Mac 15.6 - latest InDesign update). The transition between line and solid color is gone.Does anyone know the problem? It's driving me crazy, how can I fix it?

I have a very long report, with several chapters. All of the text is in one long text flow. Obviously if I make a change on page 1 (like adding a photo) this will reflow the text all the way to page 200. I don't want to have to check every single subsequent page for reflow issues. Is there a way, at the end of a chapter/section, to break the text thread, AND keep the subsequent text on the subsequent pages? So if I make a change at the start of the report it is not reflowing the content at the end.

Hi everyone,I know the issue has been discussed multiple times and I’ve already searched through existing posts on this topic but haven’t found a clear solution (assuming there is one) or a best practice to follow.I have a document like in (pic.1), where the images are placed on a “Background” layer and extend to the page bleed. When I insert a single page before these, the result is that the image ends up out of place and has to be manually adjusted (pic.2). What I’d like is a way to make sure the image always stays centered (or even aligned to the bleed would be a suitable option) regardless of whether the page is on the left or right.As far as I know there's no way to do this using Object Style. I also read this article https://creativepro.com/adjust-position-of-objects-when-pages-reflow/about the AdjustPageItem script, but I only need to move the images, not the text frames, which are already correctly placed.I’d appreciate advice on the best way to proceed, considering I have

Hello! I tried the 2025 version earlier in the year but found it unstable at the time and have been stubbornly using 2024 since. I've recently inherited a document from someone externally and since it was created in the new version I figured I'd work on it in that. But I am finding the ENTIRE user interface noticeably fuzzy compared to 2024. I've looked through all the settings and have everything inside the software set up identically (I think.) Comparitive screenshots attached below, same screen, same PC, both running at the same time in similar documents. Could anyone shed any light on this for me, or is 2025 just like this, with this antialiased effect throughout? My eyes are out on stalks. If I can't sharpen it up I'll probably just convert it and continue using 2024. Thanks so much!    PS I am prepared to take some flak if I've missed something obvious!     <Title renamed by MOD>

On Mac Sequoia 15.5, Adobe InDesign 2025. I can see the endnotes in Word but when the file is placed in InDesgin they don't show at the end of the document. HELP!

Hi everyone, hope someone could give me advice on the following problem:   Since a few days one of my files isn't working in Indesign anymore. When I open it I have to wait for quite long, just to get an error. Other files still work. I also can't download the file elsewhere anymore. Also, nearly everytime it now says in Indesign the file needs to synchronize and it takes very long. I tried finding the problem through ChatGPT and tried a lot of different things, but it seems like the file is corrupted (out of nowhere).  Putting it back to an older version also doesn't work properly. In addition, I only have the file in the cloud, so not locally saved.    Any ideas/experience with this type of problem? Or advice in general?     <Title renamed by MOD> 

Hello,I'm working with file that is in my local network on serwer. My InDesign file have a lot of references. My network disk is slow about 100Mb/s. The problem is with InDesign that after some changes refresh all references to about 20 files, (perhaps he open this files in background, check numer pages, and close files).After small chenges in my working document i must wait 😞All related with references files hase about 700 pages.How to do it that indesign turn of refreshing references after changes?

I'd like to create a heading style that is of the same level as an existing style, but not have the numbers effect each other. It is to number table headings that have the same numbering system as level 3 of the list, but creating a second level 3 style is currently imbedding it to the current style so that it follows the sequence rather than restarting. Example of what is currently happening:2.0 Heading (Level 1)    2.1 Subheading (Level 2)        2.1.1 Sub-subheading (Level 3)        2.1.2 Sub-subheading (Level 3)            2.1.3 Table heading (Level 3)        2.1.4 Sub-subheading (Level 3) Example of what should happen:2.0 Heading (Level 1)    2.1 Subheading (Level 2)        2.1.1 Sub-subheading (Level 3)        2.1.2 Sub-subheading (Level 3)            2.1.1 Table heading (also level 3 - but re

I currently have a script that renames files and outputs a before-and-after text file, (e.g. origFilename.tif ==> newFilename.tif) to act as a guide to help manually relink said files in a document. Is there a way to automate that process with a script that uses that text file?

Hi everyone, I wanted to know 2 things about QR code generate on indesign : - When the QR code is create is it possible to sacn it in ilimited way or there is a numbber of scan ? - is it a dynamic QR code, what i mean is : is it possible to change the placement of the url link to the qr code ? move the url link from one file to an other ? Thnaks a lot 

I am printing a customer supplied PDF from InDesign. (Attached) We needed to add bleeds and that's why I am not printing directly from Acrobat. The word STOLE on page 2 of the PDF won't print when printing from InDesign. (It will print when printing direct from Acrobat) I tried to find issues in Print Production and Preflight in Acrobat but admittedly, I'm not particulary savy as deciphering all of Acrobat's features. I'm on a PC, Windows 11 Pro, InDesign 20.3.1